The leader of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo said on Wednesday he met Uganda’s President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.
This is General Daglo’s first confirmed appearance outside of the country since the war between RSF and the Sudanese army broke out on 15 April.
Daglo, whose whereabouts during the war have been unknown, said on X the two discussed developments in Sudan, as well as his vision for negotiations to end the ongoing devastating conflict.
The RSF leader said his team adheres to the outcomes set forth by the 41st Extraordinary Assembly of the IGAD Heads of State and Government in Djibouti. “We will continue to uphold our commitments to end this war, alleviate the suffering of the Sudanese people, and maintain security, peace, and stability throughout our country,” he added.
For his part, President Yoweri Museveni confirmed the meeting in a post on X, saying he welcomed Daglo to his country home Rwakitura.
“During our meeting, he briefed me on the current situation in Sudan,” he added.
The planned face-to-face meeting between military leader Gen, Abdel Fattah al Burhan and Gen. Dagalo, which was supposed to take pace in Djibouti on December 28th, has reportedly been postponed to January, but the exact date has not yet been set.
Sudan spiralled into war after soaring tensions between army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and RSF commander General Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo exploded into open fighting in mid-April.
The war broke out due to disagreements over plans for a political transition and the integration of the RSF into the army, four years after former ruler Omar al-Bashir was deposed in an uprising.
More than 12,000 people have been killed, according to a conservative estimate by the Armed Conflict and Event Data Project, while the United Nations says nearly 6.8 million have been forced to flee their homes.
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